15:38 Clonmel

Thursday 24 October 2024

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Rathgormack Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 5m 4.80s

Great Bear⁸³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 122

9/1

28/1, below-form thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, soft) 83 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 35-3260

Drumgill¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Danny Gilligan| T: J P Ryan| OR: 121

14/1

3 wins from 12 runs this season, latest at Ballinrobe in August. 11/1, fourth of 5 in rated novice hurdle at Killarney (17f, soft) 18 days ago, one paced from 3 out. Others more persuasive.

Form: 115584

Win Some Lose Some²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 116

10/3

2 wins from 4 runs this season. Not in same form when tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Listowel (20f, soft) 4 weeks ago. Mark looks on the high side.

Form: 9/7-1310

Kaleosun¹¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr J C Barry| T: E O'Connell| OR: 116

66/1

Fared no better when tailed-off ninth of 12 in beginners chase at Tipperary (17.3f, good to soft, 40/1) on chasing debut 4 months ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott.

Form: 150P-79

Old Bill Barley¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 115

9/2

11/2, improved again when third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16.2f, good to soft) 18 days ago, looking more straightforward in the finish. Up in trip. Should give another good account nudged up 1 lb.

Form: 330/433

Jeriko De Baune²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 112| D

8/1

40/1, shaped as if better for the run after 6 months off when ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 4 weeks ago. Should be much closer to form here.

Form: 14163-9

Junior Rattler^p,t¹⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: James Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 112

12/1

Latest win in hurdle at Tipperary in May. 13/2, remained in good form when fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.6f, good) 5 months ago, every chance when stumbling last. Should go well.

Form: 222P-15

Cozone^b⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 111| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Failed to repeat that effort when eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Punchestown (22.8f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: P90610

Karacole⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Barcoe| OR: 109

13/2

Stiff task when well-beaten third of 5 in novice hurdle (6/1) at Kilbeggan (18.6f, good) a couple of months ago. Runner-up from this mark here in May, she holds each-way claims back in a handicap.

Form: 2P-2923

Carlas Big Jim²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 104| C| D

7/1

Course winner. 9/1, possibly needed run after 6 months off when fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 4 weeks ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 21105-4

Zolpharine¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 101

16/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Let down by jumping when last of 5 in rated novice chase (12/1) at Cork (17.6f, good) 11 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: U80P35

Non-Runners

Farmix³⁰²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: Liz Doyle J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Win Some Lose Some (10/3), Old Bill Barley (9/2), Karacole (13/2), Cozone (13/2), Carlas Big Jim (7/1), Jeriko De Baune (8/1), Great Bear (9/1), Junior Rattler (12/1), Drumgill (14/1), Zolpharine (16/1), Farmix (16/1), Kaleosun (66/1)

OLD BILL BARLEY has been steadily progressive this season and arriving on the back of a solid third at Tipperary earlier this month, Willie Mullins' 7-y-o could well be the way to go. The main danger may emerge from Junior Rattler, who was in good order when last seen in the spring, with Jeriko de Baune and Karacole, who was runner-up from this mark here back in May, rounding off the shortlist.